Microvascular Function Predicts Cardiovascular Events in Primary Prevention: Long-Term Results From the Firefighters and Their Endothelium (FATE) Study - Anderson, Todd J.; Charbonneau, Francois; Title, Lawrence M.; Buithieu, Jean; Rose, M. Sarah; Conradson, Heather; Hildebrand, Kathy; Fung, Marinda; Verma, Subodh; Lonn, Eva M. (Circulation (New York, N.Y.), 2011)
Keywords: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Flow Velocity - physiology; Brachial Artery - physiology; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Cohort Studies; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Endothelium, Vascular - physiology; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical sciences; Microvessels - physiology; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Factors; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Tunica Intima - diagnostic imaging; Tunica Media - diagnostic imaging; Ultrasonography; Vascular disease; Prevention; Cardiovascular disease; Atherosclerosis; Endothelium